HEY PARTY ANIMALS: NYC Is Giving Away $30,000 In Free Cab And Subway Rides For The Holidays

Did you know there are more than 10,000 designated drivers at the beck and call of New Yorkers each and every day?

They're called cab drivers and the city is giving you no excuse not to use one as you bounce between holiday shindigs this year.

For the second year in a row, the Dept. of Transportation is giving away1,500 free (FREE) $15 cab rides in an effort to keep partygoers from running amok on city streets.

The giveaway is part of the department's "You the Man" (Really?) campaign against drunk driving. Backed by Johnnie Walker’s parent company, Diageo, they'll also hand out 4,000 single-fare MetroCards.

“Wherever the celebration takes you on New Year’s and all year round, plan for a safe ride home with a designated driver,” said DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan.

The taxi and metro passes can be used in all five boroughs, for PATH and NJ Transit. They'll be distributed across the city up until Dec. 31 at 5 p.m. Just be sure to use them by 12 p.m. EST on Jan. 1.